I'm not sure "devolve" is accurate. I am not solely advocating open carry, I think any law in Illinois should allow both open and concealed carry and let the individual firearm owner make their own decision to when either is appropriate. You may have noticed that whenever I brought up either open carry or container transport the topic would be locked very quickly. However, anti open carry topics like "This horse is dead" go on and on with no moderation expounding on how open carry should never be allowed, tactical disadvantage, and other hooey.
I really don't think I have ever been "over the top".
In any case, "they" seem much happier that the open carry dragon has been vanquished, and the little cliche that wants to write open carry out of Illinois law forever, are having a joyous time keeping secrets, and PM'ing each other, and gloating,
Devolve? No.
Now hopefully to real discussion of rights, and another point of view not allowed over there.